‘Wicker Man’ Remake Begins Shoot with New Cast

Leelee Sobieski and Ellen Burstyn are joining Nicolas Cage in Neil LaBute’s indie The Wicker Man, produced by Millenium Films, Equity Pictures and Emmett/Furla Films, according to the Hollywood Reporter. A remake of a 1973 British horror film, “Wicker Man” centers on a police officer (Cage) who is investigating the disappearance of a girl in a small cultlike community. Sobieski plays a barmaid who is Cage’s confidant. Burstyn plays the head of the cult. The film is shooting in Vancouver.